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Apple iPhone 4S vs Samsung Galaxy S2

    2.31 in
    4.54 in
    Apple iPhone 4S Mobile Phone
    Apple iPhone 4S
      2.6 in
      4.93 in
      Samsung Galaxy S2 Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy S2
      Available colors
      Editiorial reviews
      18
      4.2 out of 5
      10 user ratings
      5 stars
      		40 %
      4 stars
      		50 %
      3 stars
      		10 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      Read editorial reviews
      17
      3.9 out of 5
      9 user ratings
      5 stars
      		44 %
      4 stars
      		44 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		11 %
      Read editorial reviews
      User rating
      37
      4.3 out of 5
      37 user ratings
      5 stars
      		48 %
      4 stars
      		35 %
      3 stars
      		16 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      40
      4.1 out of 5
      40 user ratings
      5 stars
      		35 %
      4 stars
      		42 %
      3 stars
      		22 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %

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      Hardware

      Apple iPhone 4SApple iPhone 4S
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Operating systemApple iOS 9Android 4.1
      CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.2 GHz
      CPU coresDual-coreDual-core
      GPU modelPowerVR SGX543ARM Mali-400
      RAM memory512 MB1 GB

      Display

      Apple iPhone 4SApple iPhone 4S
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Screen size3.5 in4.3 in
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeLCDOLED
      Resolution960 x 640 px800 x 480 px
      TechnologyIPS TFTSuper AMOLED
      Pixel density326.0 ppi217.0 ppi
      Multi touchyesyes

      Rear camera

      Apple iPhone 4SApple iPhone 4S
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
      Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
      Autofocusyesyes
      Digital zoomyesyes
      Face detectionyesyes
      Geo-taggingyesyes
      HDR Captureyesyes
      LED Flashyesyes
      Panoramayesyes
      Touch focusyesyes

      Front camera

      Apple iPhone 4SApple iPhone 4S
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Primary resolution0.3 Mpx2.0 Mpx

      Storage

      Apple iPhone 4SApple iPhone 4S
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Internal storage
      • 16 GB
      • 32 GB
      • 64 GB
      • 8 GB
      • 16 GB
      • 32 GB
      Memory card readernoyes
      Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSD

      Design

      Apple iPhone 4SApple iPhone 4S
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Colour of product
      • Black
      • Silver
      • White
      		Black
      Material
      • Aluminum
      • Glass
      • Steel
      		Plastic

      Dimensions

      Apple iPhone 4SApple iPhone 4S
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Height4.54 in4.93 in
      Width2.31 in2.6 in
      Depth0.37 in0.33 in
      Weight4.94 oz4.09 oz

      Sensors

      Apple iPhone 4SApple iPhone 4S
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Digital compassyesyes
      Ambient light sensoryesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes

      Connectivity

      Apple iPhone 4SApple iPhone 4S
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Dual sim supportnono
      Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMini-SIM
      DLNA certifiedyesyes
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version4.03.0 HS
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm

      Cellular

      Apple iPhone 4SApple iPhone 4S
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
      Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
      Navigation systemGLONASSGPS
      2G GSMyesyes
      GSM frequencies
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      UMTS frequences
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      4G LTEnoyes
      Mobile hotspotyesyes

      Battery

      Apple iPhone 4SApple iPhone 4S
      Samsung Galaxy S2Samsung Galaxy S2
      Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
      Battery capacity1432.0 mAh1650.0 mAh
      Standby time200.0 h710.0 h
      Talk time8.0 h18.0 h

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
          Cons

              Often compared with Apple iPhone 4S

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              Samsung Galaxy S3
              AppleiPhone 4S
              SamsungGalaxy S3
              Apple iPhone 4S Mobile Phone
              Samsung Galaxy S2
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              SamsungGalaxy S2
              Apple iPhone 4S Mobile Phone
              Samsung Galaxy S5
              AppleiPhone 4S
              SamsungGalaxy S5
              Apple iPhone 4S Mobile Phone
              Apple iPhone
              AppleiPhone 4S
              AppleiPhone
              Apple iPhone 4S Mobile Phone
              BlackBerry Bold 9900
              AppleiPhone 4S
              BlackBerryBold 9900
              Apple iPhone 4S Mobile Phone
              Apple iPhone 4
              AppleiPhone 4S
              AppleiPhone 4
              Apple iPhone 4S Mobile Phone
              Apple iPhone SE
              AppleiPhone 4S
              AppleiPhone SE
              Apple iPhone 4S Mobile Phone
              HTC One X+
              AppleiPhone 4S
              HTCOne X+

              Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S2

              Samsung Galaxy S2 Mobile Phone
              Apple iPhone 4S
              SamsungGalaxy S2
              AppleiPhone 4S
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              Elephone S2 Plus
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              ElephoneS2 Plus
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              AppleiPhone 4
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              Apple iPhone 3G
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              AppleiPhone 3G
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              Samsung Galaxy S
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              SamsungGalaxy S
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              Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
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              SamsungGalaxy S3 Mini
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